I lost 4 lbs =(

[nextfactor]

Hey guys/girls, I been working out without missing a day for 2 weeks now =) 3 days a week following a 5x5 workout routine.

http://www.eclipsegym.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=57

Everything is going well, love the gym Im going to and Im motivated, the thing is that I eat healthy and have a very "healthy" mentality so I dont eat any junk food mostly chicken, turkey, etc. I drink 2 shakes of whey protein everyday and Im feeling stronger but I have lost weight. I went from 160 to 156 Do I need to "pig out" a little and just eat and not be worry about fat or ? My objective is to get to 180 190... long way to go.

Need some advice.

Thank you

 

[poysyn]

Hey guys/girls, I been working out without missing a day for 2 weeks now =) 3 days a week following a 5x5 workout routine.

http://www.eclipsegym.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=57

Everything is going well, love the gym Im going to and Im motivated, the thing is that I eat healthy and have a very "healthy" mentality so I dont eat any junk food mostly chicken, turkey, etc. I drink 2 shakes of whey protein everyday and Im feeling stronger but I have lost weight. I went from 160 to 156 Do I need to "pig out" a little and just eat and not be worry about fat or ? My objective is to get to 180 190... long way to go.

Need some advice.

Thank you

eat as much clean food as you can..if you are losing 4lbs in 2 weeks you are def. in a deficit unless the weight loss is water..either way, if your goal is to gain and you are losing..eat more..

 

[odoyal rulez]

For every chicken breast your eating...eat two...for every can of tuna you eat...eat two..keep eating clean..just double it up

 

[pitbullrocco]

yeah, you're just burning more cals than you think.....try turning sunday into an "all out day" for a few weeks to see if that helps......yeah, just pig out.

 

[Sassy69]

Two weeks into lifting -- your body can go thru all sorts of adjustments while it gets used to the new stresses it is going thru. What are your stats? Unless your damn short, lots of guys are light with a speedy metabolism -- if that's you, that means you have to fight against your metabolism - the good news is that you probably won't have a lot of issue w/ extra bodyfat if you jack up your food intake, but you probably have to try a lot harder to eat more to build muscle mass.

If you really want to do this whole thing right & get to your goals not only w/ a good solid base of muscle but also w/ a good solid base of knowledge you need to understand nutrition and what works for you & your goals because diet will always be 80% of your goals. You've got a good solid strength training & core building program for training.

For your diet -- put your current diet into a food counts program like www.fitday.com. See what the total calories are, as well as the macronutrient breakdown--- % & grams of proteins, fats & carbs in your diet. Some basic guidelines to see about --

- total cals = 10 -15 x your bodyweight - if you have a speedy metabolism, go more like 15-20x
- total grams protein = 1-1.5 x your bodyweight - again for fast metabolism, go more 1.5 - 2.0 x
- macronutrient ratios -- a good base to start with is 40% protein / 30% carbs / 30% fats

Also don't get real hung up on your weight -- because the scale measures the weight of bone, muscle mass, bodyfat and water -- the water is what fluctuates all the time --- imagine for us poor girls w/ 'that time of the month' where we can gain like 10 lb of water weight in a day. Of course it is water weight so it does cycle thru, but it can be a real mindfuck to see those types of weight swings on the scale.

Instead look at the scale for TRENDS up or down, but if you can get your bodfyat measured at your gym to get a better understanding of the relative changes in the ratio of bodyfat & muscle mass on each measure. Or just pay attention to how your clothes fit -- getting too loose & baggy? Getting tighter around legs / arms, etc...

I.e. pay attention to other indicators besides just the scale. But I'd also just ignore the scale unless you just really see things dropping --- eat & eat & eat and train & train & train.